The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-01-15
SOUTHERN GLEANINoS.

The judges Of twenty-one counties in
the drought aft cted region of Texas met
ut Albany few days ago and ISSUED an
appeal to the country at large for 100000
with which to relieve thirty thousand des-
titute p ersons.
| 1t is understood Senator Brown, of
Georgia, will occupy his seat in the Sen
ate about the middle Of the month and
will make O speech in favor of womans
suffrage, after which he will resign. The
Ostensible reason for retiring is that he
suffers greatly from asthma, and his ply
sicians warns him against the Washington
| winter climate and eXertion of senatorial
! duty. The real reason, however, is alleged
! by some to be the Senator'S feeling that he
! has been sighted in the matter of patron
age. Among the leading candidates for
the seat are Governor Gordon, Congress
man Crisp General Lawton, Hon. j. G. G.
Black and N. j. Hammond.
Louis Nadin, a Frenchman, residing in
Mobile, Ala, made the startling and un-
expected discovery few days ago that he
had been robbed as long ago as the 30th Of
November of about 81 900 in money and
bonds by bold and successful confidence
game. Some time in the latter part of
of a fellow countryman lately arrived, and
the new acquaintance introduced him TO a
third Fronchman. The three became very
intimate. In the course Of time they sue
ceeded in inducing Nadin to display his
wealth by first showing him the large
amount Of securities and gold which they
possessed. One of them had his possess
sions in a box in his hotel, and Nadin in.
sisted on going with him to remove it to a
safe place. AS the box was opened and its
gold and bonds displayed, Nadin was called
from the room, leaving his own money be-
hind. When he returned his friend told
him that he had put his (Nadin's) treas
ures in his own box, which he turned over
TO the Mobile man for safe keeping. Nadln
never suspected anything wrong until re-
Gently, when he broke open his friend S
box and found that there was nothing in it
but number of newspapers and a lot of
lead. The police have been notified.
A citizen of Montgomery, Ala, has been
in the city Jail fifteen years for drunken
ness He is thirty years old.
William Burkett, ferryman on the DC
mulgee river in Georgia, was paralyzed
recently Immediately after cursing his
Creator
James r. Randall Of the Augusta Ca
Chronicle has been designated to receive
subscriptions for a monument to the late
Paul H. Hayne.
The Central Sugar-house and refinery Oh
General Adolph Meyers Cora plantation
in Iberville Parish, La, was destroyed by
fire few days ago; loss, 100000
In Athens, Ga, few days ago uni
versity student became suddenly blind
while reciting a selection at a literary en-
tertainment. She is now receiving treat
ment in Cincinnati.
Five hundred negroes passed through
Atlanta Ga, few days ago on their way
from their homes in South and North Car
DINA TO Alabama, where they expected to
find employment as railroad laborers.
The sugar house on f. B. Fieltas' Cor
rome plantation, at st. Bernard, La, was
destroyed by fire a few days ago Loss
$45,OOO covered by insurance.
The first annual meeting OF the Mssis
slppi Bar association was held at Jackson
a few days ago The association numbers
about eighty-three members, forty being
present.
Sam Withers, dry goods clerk, at PINE
Bluff, Ark, shot negro in the neck few
days ago, inAicting a dangerous wound
The negro was advancing on Withers, anC
in his excitement, while trying to fire his
pistol, shot himself in the thigh.
The residence Of A. G. Strauss. at Lon
oke, Ark, was destroyed by fire few
days ago. 1t was the best dwelling in thu
, town, and the loss will reach $1,000. The
family and servants escaped in their nigh
clothes, and saved nothing. Insurance OF
building and furniture, $4,000.
A professional hunter in Calcasieu Par
sh. La, reports that he killed in two days
and half recently, hunting about fouI
hours each day, 22G snipe, 26 prairie hens
and q ducks He realizes quite a hand
some sum from the sale of the game he
kills. the greater part of which he ship
to New Orleans. From siXty-six day.
hunting last season he Melted S5ll, clear o
s expenses
Fire a few days ago almost totally dc
, stroyed the stock of Preuser < Welleu
voss. wholesale and retail dealers in hat
and caps at Louisville, KY. The stock Of
hand was estimated at SIS 600; insured TO
: Sl4,6oO. Bergemann's photograph CALLER
adjoining was damaged to the extent o
u On Newsome's plantation, near Albany
e Ga, is a field, still in cultivation, and o
l., remarkable fertility for its age, that tn
e Indians cultivated when the pioneer
reached that section. In 1885 Mr.. New
Q some raised very successful crop O
= water-melous on the old field and cleare
., something like 500 on it. Last spring
was planted in cotton. and the weed nov
standing indicates that the crop was bet
]. ter than an average of that county.
Arch Langford, a farmer living ley
Il miles cast OF Douison, Tex, who h'l bee
in town a few days ago, drinking freely
D., whilc en- route home late %, nigh
v on horseback was thrown from his hors
d and so injured by the fall and the cold tina
he died the next day He was not full
conscious after being found,
G. c. Flora, of Comprehensive, KY, II
o Gently accomplished a remarkable fea
s. eating sixty quails in thirty consecutiv
DAYS. and was still eating birds, which
o with a small quantity Of water was hi
( only diet, eating two each day. He ha
4 them cooked in different ways, SON
a stewed, fried or fricasseed. John r. Dav
- II " n TI,e1-;ne yuf mn E500 on the II